Released Date:
2008-08-08
Languages:
English, Hindi, Bengali
Countries:
Canada
Runtime:
88 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.7 (63 Reviews)
Director:
Dilip MehtaGenres:
DocumentaryInspired by the 2006 Academy Awardè nominee for Best Foreign Language film, "Water," this documentary tells the story of some of the 20 million Indian widows who are abandoned by their families and literally turned out into the streets when their husbands died. "Water" was a fictional recounting of this terrible tradition, set in 1938. "The Forgotten Woman" is true, and happening today.
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